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Thoughts (BaD 23)

Another day online here 1UP. These blogs are getting harder to write. One hand I'm feeling pretty OK about leaving 1UP. PixlBit is full of familiar faces and friends from 1UP. They have even made changes to make it feel like it. On the other hand, I'm still here, writing to possibly no one. I've spent so much time here, its hard to tear away. Beyond my own silly little blog, there's so much legitimate content that's going away. If IGN was smart, they would archive 1UP's features and interviews for future generations. Of course that might just come with a surcharge but some sort of archival service is better than none. 1UP has a wealth of content worth preserving and I hope someone does save at least that stuff as well. Jess Ragan made a very good point on their last post here, 1UP was one of the few sites that has done video game history well. Video games are still a young median, so its history and especially the preservation hasn't been well kept sans a few outlets. Really, most of the actual preservation of video game history falls on its fans. Thankfully 1UP, has such a diverse and grandiose community, I'm sure much of its history will be save with them. I guess that's why I'm starting be OK with leaving here. 1UP was a place of both history and community coming together in harmony. Regardless where we end up, we take a lot of 1UP with us, so its still alive. But I'm still going to miss a lot people here and miss the articles on the site. I guess the advice given by The Rolling Stones is apropos here...: